This is from my friend Beth's blog. It caught my eye b/c the first question is about aprons. Obviously, this is going to be a survey worth answering! Then as I kept reading, I realized that these were all my soapboxes. My favorite hobby right now is my house, so read on, dear friends:
Aprons – Y/N? YES! I made one out of some dishtowels that I didn't like, but since I didn't like the towels, it shouldn't come as a surprise that I didn't like the apron too well. In Hawaii last month, though, I got a way cute apron that is a cute little halter-top sundress in the front, with big sashes that tie in the back, and of course some pockets.
Baking – Favorite thing to bake: Cookies. I make EXCELLENT cookies. I even taught Kevin to make EXCELLENT cookies. My top 2 recipes are chocolate chip and gingersnaps.
Clothesline – Y/N? YES! I have a lot of trees and a lot of room, so I tied a rope between two of them, and I hang out as much laundry as I can. I love how it makes them smell so good and also saves electricity.
Donuts – Have you ever made them? No. I think one time in Young Women's, we tried to make them using Pillsbury biscuit dough. But they accidentally got the kind that had butter chunks in the dough, so it was pretty nasty. So no.
Every day – One homemaking thing you do every day: Make my bed. Hahahahahahahahahaha!!! sniff. Ahhhh.... I suppose I make some sort of food every day.
Freezer – Do you have a separate deep freeze? No... it's connected to my fridge, and it's quite handy.
Garbage Disposal – Y/N? No. And our drains all go into an ancient septic tank, so we have to be super careful about what goes down them.
Handbook – What is your favorite homemaking resource? Moms, Grandmas, and Relief Society.
Ironing – Love it or hate it? Neither. It has its place, and it is quite useful. But if I have an extra half hour here or there, I'm not going to go run to the ironing board.
Junk drawer – Y/N? Where is it? I suppose yes. But it's more of a junk room. I'm really going to have to work on that.
Kitchen – Color and decorating scheme: Red, yellow, green, blue, and white. Sunflowers.
Love – What is your favorite part of homemaking? The satisfaction that comes from accomplishing things. And not just mundane, lame things like dishes or cleaning toilets, but when I can transform a place and make it look amazing. Doesn't happen very often, so I have to relish it when it does.
Mop – Y/N? Yes. But our kitchen floor isn't sealed between the "tiles," so it has to be a very dry mop. Fortunately, it doesn't need it too often.
Nylons – Wash by hand or in the washing machine? Washing machine.
Oven – Do you use the window or open the oven to check? I usually check through the window first, but since I can never tell what color things actually are through it, I always end up opening it too. Same goes for rice. ;)
Pizza – What do you put on yours? Pineapple. Beyond that, as long as it has pineapple on it, it is a good pizza.
Quiet – What do you do during the day when you get a quiet moment? I have a part-time job and no kids. My day is full of quiet moments.
Recipe card box – Y/N? What does it look like? It looks quite a bit like my computer
Style of house – What style is your house? It's a 1930's cottage on a big lot that used to be part of a cattle ranch, but now it's the last bit of undeveloped land in a middle-class suburban neighborhood. I love it!
Tablecloths and napkins – Y/N? Nope. Not that we don't need them, but nope.
Under the kitchen sink – Organized or toxic wasteland? It's organized, but it kind of stinks.
Vacuum – How many times per week? Per week? What? Once. If that.
Wash - How many loads of laundry do you do per week? ditto: once, if that. But sometimes like 3. It depends on if I decide to be thorough.
X’s – Do you keep a daily list of things to do that you cross off? No. Lists drive me crazy. I figure I spend so much time making the list that I could have already done half the things on it.
Yard – Y/N? Who does what? Yes. I spend much of my "quiet time" working out in my yard. I just killed the "lawn" and will have to rent a roto-tiller sometime in the next couple weeks so I can actually plant decent grass. Kevin usually helps me mow, and he comes and does manly stuff like digging and things like that when I need help.
Zzz’s – What is your last homemaking task for the day before going to bed? Does locking the doors count? I don't really have that much of a routine at night. My brain shuts off way before I actually crawl into bed, so I'm lucky if the doors are locked.
Congratulations. You now can imagine that you are me, since a lot of what I do when I'm not at work was just summarized above.
